Just because they're not being targeted, it doesn't they're not allowed to join. We don't want DRM. If the big boys don't like it, they can take their ball and go home. We don't need them as much as they need us, especially as more indies come online. So, if want want our business, one of the first things they'll have to do is to drop all this copy prevention nonsense. Anyway this "content layer" sounds like nothing more than a fancy new buzzword for some kind of IRC/search combination with lots of glitzy Hollywood promotions. I suppose this will lead to an Azureus "Lite" than won't eat up my bandwidth with advertising. God, the article is so full of it in some places...""We want to focus on creating a really cool, new user experience. That's our focus. If we are successful, then as a company I don't doubt that we'll be able to generate revenue to make this user experience even better." Pure boardroom BS. The kind of talk I read from this guy does not bode well. So far I like the program just fine. Luckily there are lots of alternatives, so if Azureus turns into some kind of AOL for BitTorrent, I will be chaking out those alternatives.
For one thing it provides the bathroom breaks that I seem to need more often as I get older. In fact, it's because of commercials that I don't need a Tivo to record the parts I would have otherwise missed. And repetition is effective. While I don't use the products, the names of Preparation H and Gold Bond Power are burnt into my brain. That's what I get for falling asleep with the radio tuned into the news station.
...more people would be inclined to work within the framework of the Constitution than kill their sons and daughters.
As long as they are reasonably comfortable, that is what they will do.
So forgive me when I have little sympathy for people who would rather kill innocent people than enjoy the freedoms that I provide.
Excuse me? That YOU provide?? You don't provide freedom, we take it(We might hire you to protect it). That's what happened in Nepal. The people took their freedoms. And if our government doesn't "provide" enough freedom, then it's up to us to TAKE it. By whatever means necessary. Americans didn't get their freedoms through democracy. Blacks, women, and others didn't get their rights through democracy. They got them through protests, riots, war. Many have to break the law to gain their freedom. In fact democracy does just the opposite. Little by little, until it gets so bad that the protest, riot, war cycle starts all over again. Feel free to give up your freedoms. Don't expect me to give up mine.
...the President should have had the balls to come out and say this is a war against Islamic terrorism.
*sigh* That's the same BS as the the "war on terror". If the president had real balls, he would admit that this is a war amongst pirates over a very rich bounty. No different than any other war throughout history. Always with both sides claiming "self defense" and telling other lies as to why it's all necessary.
I understand impeachment. I still don't understand how that relates to your "anti-vote" comment. The American people have put a couple of crooks into the white house (Heh, nothing new there.). They should both be removed.
I'm not sure how that applies to impeachment, but if Bush does get impeached and removed from office, I certainly hope they go after Cheney, also. In this little axis of evil, he's one of the worst. Definitely worse than Bush. Bush is a sock puppet (Forgive him, Archie. He doesn't know what he's doing --Edith Bunker, talking about Nixon). Cheney has a bit more control. I consider him, and Rumsfeld to be amongst the worst living criminals on the planet. Right up there with Saddam.
"Hello friends. I'm your Vitameatavegamin girl. Are you tired, run-down, listless? Do you poop out at parties? Are you unpopular? The answer to all your problems is in this little bottle. Vitameatavegamin. Yes, Vitameatavegamin contains Vitamins Meat Vegetables and Minerals. Yes, with Vitameatavegamin, you can spoon your way to health. All you do is take a great big tablespoonful after every meal. Mmmmmmm..... It's so tasty, too! Tastes just like candy! So why don't you join all the thousands of happy peppy people and get a great big bottle of Vitameatavegamin tomorrow! That's Vita-meata-vegamin! (wink)"
Established artists that actually have some money should get smart and start re-recording their classic songs...
Most of them don't own their classic songs. The publisher does. The artists are probably not authorized to sell the work they created. They sold their souls, and now they must deal with it. That's your copyright dollars at work.
The majority of people in America are too stupid...
You're cutting them a lot of slack. That would assume some innocence on their part. I contend that they are just as despicable and corrupt as the people they elect. They vote for their own personal interests. They vote against their neighbors' or the community's, or the nation's, or the world's...if it collides with their agenda. They feign ignorance to avoid responsibility for their actions, or in this case, their votes. Is their version of "plausible deniability". This is why some people say, "There are no innocents.", and I tend to agree. The only thing that is saving us is the gridlock they create. That's the only thing that make a democracy better than a direct dictatorship.
To reduce software piracy and establish Windows-dominance...Unless they sell it for a dollar or less, they won't get both. Either there will be "piracy" or there will be Linux.
"...either his brains, or his signature, would be on the contract."
...but fighting a patent infringement case in court because you implemented patented instructions is a lot harder.
Not if you're China. Until they become a WTO member, they can just tell the courts to take a hike. But since they're in the appeasement phase of the negotiations, anything could happen.
Absolutely! They're putting stuff on the market that otherwise be locked down by the "owner". If China sets one good standard on the planet, it would be their present attitude towards IP law. Let's hope it spreads to other parts of the world. Then we can say China actually promoted freedom. Unfortunately, the WTO will have something to say about this. And it won't be good since China will bend over to appease them.
Well, in my little world, data wouldn't have that much power without my prescence. Identity theft wouldn't be much of an issue if the data flows freely. There would be no profit in it. It's the bank's lack of security that allows your account to get robbed. They leave the door wide open. If they want our business, then they should make sure the account is secure. And they should do it without causing excessive inconveniece to the account holder. The availability of the data is not what makes identity theft a problem. It's the lax verification procedures because the bank finds it too inconvenient or, in their minds, too expensive to do it right. It's too easy for them to simply write off the losses. They're passing the problem on to you. This is the same line of thinking the airlines used while refusing to put in secure cockpit doors. Cockpit security has been a big problem since long before 9/11, and yet, here we are. Istead of secure airliners, we get the patriot act. Instead of sound ID verification, we get paranoia and impossible to enforce "privacy" laws.
They can have all my data if they want. Mere collection doesn't affect me or my civil rights, provided it is done with my full consent, or at the very least doesn't require any effort on my part. How it is used is another story altogether. This is where any restrictions should apply. I kind of like the idea of one stop shopping for all my data. Convenience is nice. If anybody tries to use that data against me in any fashion whatsoever, I'll do what I can to make sure that person or group hangs from the highest tree possible.
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Republican?
Yeah, well, while you're voting against her, let's hope you vote for somebody better.
...the darker side of the internet...
There you go. Darknet. That, and we have fill up all our bandwidth with chaff to keep them off balance.
And then re-elect the same one.
Just because they're not being targeted, it doesn't they're not allowed to join. We don't want DRM. If the big boys don't like it, they can take their ball and go home. We don't need them as much as they need us, especially as more indies come online. So, if want want our business, one of the first things they'll have to do is to drop all this copy prevention nonsense. Anyway this "content layer" sounds like nothing more than a fancy new buzzword for some kind of IRC/search combination with lots of glitzy Hollywood promotions. I suppose this will lead to an Azureus "Lite" than won't eat up my bandwidth with advertising. God, the article is so full of it in some places...""We want to focus on creating a really cool, new user experience. That's our focus. If we are successful, then as a company I don't doubt that we'll be able to generate revenue to make this user experience even better." Pure boardroom BS. The kind of talk I read from this guy does not bode well. So far I like the program just fine. Luckily there are lots of alternatives, so if Azureus turns into some kind of AOL for BitTorrent, I will be chaking out those alternatives.
What you fail to see is that the wiretaps *are* illegal...
"Well, when the president does it that means that it is not illegal.".
For one thing it provides the bathroom breaks that I seem to need more often as I get older. In fact, it's because of commercials that I don't need a Tivo to record the parts I would have otherwise missed. And repetition is effective. While I don't use the products, the names of Preparation H and Gold Bond Power are burnt into my brain. That's what I get for falling asleep with the radio tuned into the news station.
Slashdotters' poor knowledge of copyright law strikes again.
:-)
While I prefer the more civilized approach, I appreciate your input. Your opinion is very important to us and has been duly noted.
...more people would be inclined to work within the framework of the Constitution than kill their sons and daughters.
As long as they are reasonably comfortable, that is what they will do.
So forgive me when I have little sympathy for people who would rather kill innocent people than enjoy the freedoms that I provide.
Excuse me? That YOU provide?? You don't provide freedom, we take it(We might hire you to protect it). That's what happened in Nepal. The people took their freedoms. And if our government doesn't "provide" enough freedom, then it's up to us to TAKE it. By whatever means necessary. Americans didn't get their freedoms through democracy. Blacks, women, and others didn't get their rights through democracy. They got them through protests, riots, war. Many have to break the law to gain their freedom. In fact democracy does just the opposite. Little by little, until it gets so bad that the protest, riot, war cycle starts all over again. Feel free to give up your freedoms. Don't expect me to give up mine.
...the President should have had the balls to come out and say this is a war against Islamic terrorism.
*sigh* That's the same BS as the the "war on terror". If the president had real balls, he would admit that this is a war amongst pirates over a very rich bounty. No different than any other war throughout history. Always with both sides claiming "self defense" and telling other lies as to why it's all necessary.
I understand impeachment. I still don't understand how that relates to your "anti-vote" comment. The American people have put a couple of crooks into the white house (Heh, nothing new there.). They should both be removed.
I'm not sure how that applies to impeachment, but if Bush does get impeached and removed from office, I certainly hope they go after Cheney, also. In this little axis of evil, he's one of the worst. Definitely worse than Bush. Bush is a sock puppet (Forgive him, Archie. He doesn't know what he's doing --Edith Bunker, talking about Nixon). Cheney has a bit more control. I consider him, and Rumsfeld to be amongst the worst living criminals on the planet. Right up there with Saddam.
"Hello friends. I'm your Vitameatavegamin girl. Are you tired, run-down, listless? Do you poop out at parties? Are you unpopular? The answer to all your problems is in this little bottle. Vitameatavegamin. Yes, Vitameatavegamin contains Vitamins Meat Vegetables and Minerals. Yes, with Vitameatavegamin, you can spoon your way to health. All you do is take a great big tablespoonful after every meal. Mmmmmmm..... It's so tasty, too! Tastes just like candy! So why don't you join all the thousands of happy peppy people and get a great big bottle of Vitameatavegamin tomorrow! That's Vita-meata-vegamin! (wink)"
So how is it any different that the copies are bits now?
It's not. They just charge for corrupted files now. You know. The ones that the RIAA puts up to poison the P2P networks.
Established artists that actually have some money should get smart and start re-recording their classic songs...
Most of them don't own their classic songs. The publisher does. The artists are probably not authorized to sell the work they created. They sold their souls, and now they must deal with it. That's your copyright dollars at work.
I don't want to impeach Bush for the simple reason that I don't want to hear the words "President Cheney". Quayle, Gore, anybody but Cheney.
"Anything but Nixon, man. A blender. Anything".
The majority of people in America are too stupid...
You're cutting them a lot of slack. That would assume some innocence on their part. I contend that they are just as despicable and corrupt as the people they elect. They vote for their own personal interests. They vote against their neighbors' or the community's, or the nation's, or the world's...if it collides with their agenda. They feign ignorance to avoid responsibility for their actions, or in this case, their votes. Is their version of "plausible deniability". This is why some people say, "There are no innocents.", and I tend to agree. The only thing that is saving us is the gridlock they create. That's the only thing that make a democracy better than a direct dictatorship.
Sorry, but this whole thing was put to rest months ago, when the FISA court panel ruled that there was no violation of any such kind.
So...they used a mixture of lime and water, often with whiting, size, or glue to describe the situation.
To reduce software piracy and establish Windows-dominance...Unless they sell it for a dollar or less, they won't get both. Either there will be "piracy" or there will be Linux.
"...either his brains, or his signature, would be on the contract."
That's because the common public is not interested in congress.
...but fighting a patent infringement case in court because you implemented patented instructions is a lot harder.
Not if you're China. Until they become a WTO member, they can just tell the courts to take a hike. But since they're in the appeasement phase of the negotiations, anything could happen.
Thanks again China!
Absolutely! They're putting stuff on the market that otherwise be locked down by the "owner". If China sets one good standard on the planet, it would be their present attitude towards IP law. Let's hope it spreads to other parts of the world. Then we can say China actually promoted freedom. Unfortunately, the WTO will have something to say about this. And it won't be good since China will bend over to appease them.
Well, in my little world, data wouldn't have that much power without my prescence. Identity theft wouldn't be much of an issue if the data flows freely. There would be no profit in it. It's the bank's lack of security that allows your account to get robbed. They leave the door wide open. If they want our business, then they should make sure the account is secure. And they should do it without causing excessive inconveniece to the account holder. The availability of the data is not what makes identity theft a problem. It's the lax verification procedures because the bank finds it too inconvenient or, in their minds, too expensive to do it right. It's too easy for them to simply write off the losses. They're passing the problem on to you. This is the same line of thinking the airlines used while refusing to put in secure cockpit doors. Cockpit security has been a big problem since long before 9/11, and yet, here we are. Istead of secure airliners, we get the patriot act. Instead of sound ID verification, we get paranoia and impossible to enforce "privacy" laws.
I guess I don't see what this outfit is offering that makes it so special.
1) You can play minesweeper.
2) You can put your weed in there.
They can have all my data if they want. Mere collection doesn't affect me or my civil rights, provided it is done with my full consent, or at the very least doesn't require any effort on my part. How it is used is another story altogether. This is where any restrictions should apply. I kind of like the idea of one stop shopping for all my data. Convenience is nice. If anybody tries to use that data against me in any fashion whatsoever, I'll do what I can to make sure that person or group hangs from the highest tree possible.